1 Protecting your EB-5 Investment with your U.S. Legal Checklist 借助您的美国法律一览表,保护您的 EB-5 投资 Eliot Norman, Esq. [email protected]www.williamsmullen.com Williams Mullen Law Firm Washington, D.C. Virginia and North Carolina Eliot Norman, Esq. [email protected]www.williamsmullen.com 威廉姆斯•马伦律师事务所(Williams Mullen Law Firm) 华盛顿特区,弗吉尼亚州和北卡罗来纳州
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Protecting your EB-5 Investment with yourU.S. Legal Checklist
Do I have to participate inthe management of theU.S. Project?
• Yes and legally thisrequirement is met bypurchasing a limitedpartnership interest in alimited partnership suchas the one that will ownthe Hotel Durham.
我一定要参加美国项目的管理工作吗?
• 是的,并且法律规定需购买有限合伙企业的有限合伙权益,例如拥有达勒姆酒店。
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FAQ # 5
Who is eligible to receiveEB-5 Green Cards?
• The investor
• His/Her spouse
• Unmarried children under21 as of the date of filingof the first step (I-526) inthe EB-5 Green Cardprocess.
谁有资格获得 EB-5 绿卡?
• 投资人
• 他/她的配偶
• 21 岁以下的未婚子女,以提交 EB-5 绿卡申请过程的第一步(I-526 表)时的年龄为准。
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The EB-5 Legal ChecklistFAQ: Procedural Legal Issues
EB-5 法律一览表FAQ: 程序性法律问题
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FAQ #6
What are Steps 1 and 2to obtain the Green Card ?1. File a Form I-526, Petition by Alien
Entrepreneur
2. Upon approval of the Form I-526petition, either:
a. File a Form I-485, Applicationto Register Permanent Residenceor Adjust Status, with USCIS toadjust status to conditionalpermanent resident within theUnited States, orb. File a DS-230, Application forImmigrant Visa and AlienRegistration, with the Departmentof State to obtain an EB-5 visa foradmission to the United States.
获得绿卡的第 1 步和第 2 步是什么?1. 提交一份 I-526 表,通过作为外国企业
家申请
2. 当 I-526 表申请获批准时,通过:
a. 递交一份 I-485 表,申请注册永久居留或调整身份,通过 USCIS 将身份调整为在美国境内的有条件永久居民,或者b. 提交一份 DS-230,申请移民签证和外国人登记,通过美国国务院为进入美国取得 EB-5 签证。
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FAQ # 6 (Continued) (续)
The I-526 (Step 1) I-526 表(第 1 步)
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FAQ # 7
What are Steps 3 and 4to obtain the EB-5 GreenCard?
3. The EB-5 investor (and his or herderivative family members) is grantedconditional permanent residence for atwo-year period upon the approval of theI-485 application or upon entry into theUnited States with an EB-5 immigrantvisa.
4. File Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneurto Remove Conditions, 90 days prior tothe two-year anniversary of the grantingof the EB-5 investor’s conditionalresident status (Green Card). If USCISapproves this petition, the conditions areremoved from the EB-5 applicant’s statusand the EB-5 investor and derivativefamily members will be allowed topermanently live and work in the UnitedStates [and will be issued permanentGreen Cards.]
• The investor must includeproof that he/she hasinvested– lawfully obtained capital
– in the amount of $500,000
– in the new commercialenterprise (“the Project”)
– that will create directly orindirectly full-time positions
– for at least 10 qualifyingemployees
I-526 表需要什么材料?
• 投资人必须提交如下证据,证明他/她已经进行了投资– 投资资本是合法取得的
– 投资额为 50 万美元
– 投资对象为新的商业企业(“项目”)
– 该投资将直接或间接创造全职职位
– 至少可聘用 10 个合资格雇员
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FAQ # 9
I-526: What are examplesof “capital obtained bylawful means”?
• Gift
• Loan against real estate
• Proceeds from sale ofbusiness
• Proceeds from investments
• Inheritance
• Proceeds from sale of realestate
See Source of Funds
Checklist
I-526 表: 请举例说明什么是“经合法手段获得的资本”?
• 获赠的礼物
• 房地产抵押贷款
• 销售生意所得
• 投资所得
• 遗产继承
• 出售房地产所得
请参见资金来源一览表
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FAQ #10
How will the legal teamwork with me to show my“Source of Funds”?
• See Source of FundsChecklist
律师团队将如何帮助我证明我的“资金来源”?
• 请参见资金来源一览表
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FAQ #11
When can I expect to filemy I-526 Petition?
• after making theinvestment in the Projectand
• After producing sufficientproof to show that– you are the legal owner of
the capital and
– the capital was obtainedthrough lawful means
我何时可提交我的 I-526 表申请?
• 在对项目进行投资之后并且
• 在取得足够证据之后,这些证据可以证明– 您是该资本的合法所有人并
且
– 该资本系通过合法手段获得
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FAQ#12
What if my daughter turns21 while waiting to file forher Green Card?
• She is still eligible to filefor and receive the EB-5Green Card as long asshe was under 21 whenthe investor filed the I-526 Petition.
• CSPA (Child StatusProtection Act) applies
如果我的女儿在等待申请她的绿卡期间超过了 21 岁怎么办?
• 只要在投资人提交 I-526表申请时她未满 21 岁,她仍然有资格申请并获得 EB-5 绿卡。
• 适用 CSPA(儿童保护法)
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FAQ #13
When must I first enter theUSA after receiving myImmigrant Visa?
• 6 months after the visa isissued.
在我获得移民签证之后,我必须于何时首次入境美国?
• 该签证签发后的 6 个月。
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FAQ #14
How do I obtainconditional permanentresidence in the USA?
• You must first enter the UnitedStates under your ImmigrantVisa to apply; or
• If your child or spouse isalready in the United States,he/she will file for adjustmentof status (I-485)
– Procedures require medicalexam and
– family history information
– See EB-5 Family Checklist
在美国我怎样取得有条件的永久居民身份?• 您首先必须持移民签证首次入
境美国,然后申请;或者
• 如果您的孩子或配偶已经在美国,他/她将提交调整身份的申请(I-485 表)
– 在程序上,需要体检和
– 提供家庭背景资料
– 请参见 EB-5 家庭资料一览表
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FAQ # 15
Can I apply to stay in China afterobtaining Conditional PermanentResident Status?
• Yes. You can apply for a TravelDocument (Reentry Permit)and use it to help you stay inChina for up to 2 additionalyears until you file Step 3: the I-829 to Remove Conditions
• Proof that the Project hascreated the 10 full-time jobsper investor during the past 2years; and
• Proof that your investment of$500,000 continues to beinvested in the Project and “atrisk”
• This proof will allow the USCISto issue you a new,“permanent” Green Cardreplacing your “conditional”Green Card
当提交 I-829 表时,必须同时提交什么证据?• 投资项目在过去 2 年里已经为
每位投资人创造了 10 个全职工作岗位的证明;及
• 您的 50 万美元继续投资于该项目并面临投资“风险”的证明
• 这一证明将使得 USCIS 为您发放一份新的、“永久”绿卡以取代您的有“条件”绿卡
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What evidence must bepresented when filing theI-829?
FAQ # 17
If the EB-5 Green Card isPermanent , why does itexpire in 10 years?
• Your legal residencestatus is permanentunless you are found tohave “abandoned” thatstatus.
• Although the Cardexpires every 10 years, itcan be renewed withoutlimit, usually just to renewthe photo.
如果 EB-5 绿卡是永久的,为什么它的有效期仅有 10年?• 您的合法居留身份是永久
性的,除非发现您已经“放弃”了该身份。
• 虽然绿卡每 10 年到期,但它可不受限制地续签,一般来说仅要更新照片就行了。
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FAQ # 18
After I receive my EB-5Green Card , can I applyto stay in China?• Yes. You can obtain up to 2 additional
Travel Documents (Reentry Permits).Each Travel Document is valid for 2years. With proper planning and legaladvice you may use the TravelDocuments to stay in China for a totalof 4 additional years, provided thatyou can show that you have nointention of abandoning or have notabandoned your legal permanentresidence in the USA. You shouldconsult an attorney to review thespecific factors that will apply in yourcase that would allow you to reside inChina and in the United States. Eachfamily’s circumstances are different.